Source: Farm & Food Care Ontario
Communicating about food and farming to the non-farming public is often complicated but the current COVID-19 pandemic has made explaining the system even more confusing and here's just a few examples why:
There’s news articles...
Dairy producers are betrayed by the Trudeau government’s early ratification of the new NAFTA deal
The Honourable Don Plett, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, issued the following statement:
On March 13, 2020, the Senate of Canada approved the new...
Source: Dairy Farmers of Ontario
Dairy Farmers of Ontario to increase donations, totaling over 1 million litres of milk
Food banks across Ontario are to receive additional supplies to cope with increasing demand for nutritional staples
Feed Ontario, formerly the Ontario Association...
Source: Dairy Farmers of Canada
The Dairy Farmers of Canada and the Dairy Processors Association of Canada confirm today, that not only were parliamentarians misled by the Trudeau Government, but they too were misled on the date of implementation of...
Some processing changes are being made to divert milk to other channels, such as food banks, and free up facility space, but still some dairy farmers are being asked or simply required to reduce their milk production — quite...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Today, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced the appointment of Jane Halford as Chairperson of Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) Board of Directors.
Ms. Halford has held various leadership and advisory positions over her career...
Source: Holstein Canada
On behalf of the Holstein Canada Board of Directors, President Gerald Schipper is pleased to announce that Vincent Landry has been selected as the next Chief Executive Officer. Vincent will start in his new role on May...
Source: Dairy Farmers of Canada
Canada’s dairy, poultry and egg farmers have joined forces to support local restaurants across the country through the Canada Takeout campaign. The movement, which officially launched April 15, encourages Canadians to order from their favourite...
In these uncertain times, having plans in place for your cropping practices is more important than ever. Having a plan saves time and money, and it may also help to mitigate the stress and anxiety that inevitably arises from...
Source: Alberta Wheat Commission
Since the last update, the Government of Alberta has deemed all farm input businesses as essential services and the Government of Canada has recommended that employees of companies engaged in the production of substances used by...
